I consider the birth of DS was natural. As you know it was at Selangor. When I got there they hooked me up to the monitor while I stood up, that was on for about 5 minutes while dh went and moved the car and this was optional but we didn't mind doing it as in teh very beginning it wasn't invasive at all. By the time he got back I was ready to go to the birth suite. The MW left us be for about an hour. When she came in she suggested I got in the bath and she dimmed the lights right down and sat at the end of the bath. The only other thing that was done was when bub was about to be born she popped the doppler on for a few seconds to make sure bub was ok, I didn't even know she was doing it as I didn't have to move out of the bath or anything. I didn't have any internal examination or pain relief as they weren't needed. I wasn't given any injections at all as I birthed the placenta naturally and I am blood type + . They waited until bubs cord stopped pulsing before clamping and they didn't give DS any injections either (our choice). dh received bub too and lifted him out of the water. I guess it helps to have your birth plan on paper. All in all I'd say it was as natural as it can be and the intervention of a doppler and a quick 5 min monitoring on arrival was optional anyway After the birth the hospital left us to bond skin on skin as a family, helped me with breastfeeding at every attachment for the entire time I was there as this is what I asked for and they let us co-sleep from day one. It was amazing and I can't wait to have #2 there!